Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Regional Athletics Carnival

Drummoyne Public School was well represented at the regional athletics carnival, earlier this week, with 16 of our talented students representing both our school and the Inner West PSSA. This is an incredible achievement, reflecting the dedication and hard work of all our team members. A special congratulations goes to Olivia Doughman and Jake Luciano who have both qualified for the state level in their respective events, showcasing their exceptional skills and determination. Additionally, our Senior Boys Relay team, Isaac, Sam, Xavi and Cameron, not only won their event but also secured their place at the state carnival. Well done to all of our athletes for their amazing efforts – you’ve made us all very proud!

‘Simplifying Feeding your Family’ Parent Workshop

A big thank you to all the parents who attended the ‘Simplifying Feeding Your Family’ workshop on Tuesday evening. As a school, we are committed to supporting our students’ wellbeing and are very aware that a healthy diet plays a crucial role in promoting not only physical growth but also in positive learning behaviours and mental health. By working together with parents, we hope to continue to foster healthy eating habits that support our students' development and overall happiness.

NSW Public Schools State Dance Festival

Last night, I had the privilege of attending the NSW Public Schools State Dance Festival and, even though I am not a dancer myself, I was still absolutely blown away by the powerful performances and the level of talent on display. In particular, I was left feeling incredibly proud of Aydin Dizdar, who performed as part of the Boys State Dance Ensemble, and inspired by the skill, creativity and dedication of students across our public schools. It was a magical evening that highlighted the richness of the arts, and diversity of experiences and opportunities, in our education system.

On that note, I am excited to be heading out again next Thursday night to watch our Stage 2 Choir perform at Sydney Town Hall as part of the Primary Proms, another DoE Arts Unit initiative.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

• Ayden A - 3/4S
• Owen C - 3/4S
• Roman G - 3/4S
• David H - 3/4W
• Juliette B - 5/6C

• Kylie A - 3/4S
• Owen C - 3/4S
• Jana V - 3/4S
• Caitlyn A - 3/4S
• Aleksandra M - 5/6O

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Lachlan S - 3/4K
• Owen C - 3/4S
• Damon T - 3/4S
• Lance B - 5/6C
• Ashton H - 5/6O
• Leo M-F - 5/6P

Mr Nguyen say congratulations to:

• Lachlan S - 3/4K - Responsibility
• Owen C - 3/4S - Responsibility

Over the last couple of weeks, students in K-2 have been busy presenting their prepared speeches on various topics to their classes. Each teacher selected a class representative who  presented their prepared and an impromptu speech at our in-school competition. Congratulations to the students who won the K-2 Speak Off :

• Early Stage 1 - Aaron N - KW
• Stage 1 - Maya F - 1/2A

All competitors put in a great effort, it was a hard decision for our adjudicators!

Finalists will have the opportunity to participate in the Metropolitan South Public Speaking Competition. Information regarding this will be sent home once the 3-6 in-school competition has been completed. 

Koula Mavrakis 

Assistant Principal Stage 1

Student recount

When I was doing public speaking I was so nervous but I was so excited!

Thank you to all the people who encouraged me. It was pressure but to have that as an experience in my life was amazing.

Everyone did so well and I was so proud of myself and so were lots of people in my family.

It was a big achievement for me - I loved it. This is one of the things I will never forget. It's a great memory. All my friends were there to help me be my best and I was!

Olivia G 1/2M

Last Friday Kindergarten went on an adventure to learn about Aboriginal Peoples' connection to Country in our local area. The educators from the Koori Kinnections program led us in a range of interactive activities at the beautiful Berry Island Reserve, which has been a treasured fishing, hunting and camping site for Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years.

The students had a wonderful day.

• Sam from KB said, "I loved seeing the ochre painted on my friends."
• Jess from KB said, "I liked seeing all the trees."
• Bertie from KN said, " I liked doing the walk and listening to how you can use the different plants."
• Finn G from KW said, "I loved when I saw a termite's home."
• Matilda from KW said, "I loved the bush walk."
• Ayana and Elliott from KN both loved, "climbing on the rock and going around the mountain."

• quiet time reading
• water

Pheobe

Miss Noach is a very good person. She is like a doctor, but she is an Exercise Physiologist.

Alex T

We were lucky enough to have a special visitor.  Sharnee told us that exercise is really important. She works for an Exercise Physiologist which is like a sport scientist. She told us how much our heart beats in rest it pumps 80-90 and when we are doing exercise it pumps 150 times. You also have to drink water. Thank you for reading.

Eloise B

Sienna, 3/4K and Keira, 5/6H recently participated in the Regional Finals of the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee. Competing against 30 spellers from different schools around Sydney, both students performed exceptionally well. Keira finished in 12th place in the Stage 3 final, while Sienna placed 7th in the Stage 2 final. The winner of each of the Stage's finals go on to compete in the State finals, to be held at the ABC Television Studios in Term 4.

Congratulations to Keira and Sienna. Your hard work has contributed to your success. I am very proud of you both!

Ewan Sutton

STEAM teacher

The Regional Athletics Carnival held on Wednesday this week had a favorable outcome for the Drummoyne Public School team. We sent 16 competitors who tried their absolute hardest in each of their events. We are so excited to say we have 6 students who made it into the Sydney East team and will compete at the State Carnival to be held next month at Sydney Olympic Park, the home of the 2000 Olympics.

It was a day filled with determination and courage with all students trying to place in each of our events and with lots of parents there to watch the Drummoyne students crossing the finish line. We are so grateful that our school had an opportunity to participate in this carnival and we are so proud to say the senior boys relay team made it to State taking home first place in the 4x100m relay. Well done to Isaac O, Xavi M, Sam A & Cameron B!

Congratulations to Olivia D, who has qualified for PSSA State Athletics in the following 3 events: Junior Girls 100m (3rd Place), Junior Girls 200m (1st Place) & Junior Girls 800m (1st Place). What an amazing effort! Her mum said "Olivia did so great. She made new friends and really did Drummoyne proud"

Finally congratulations to Jake L who came 2nd in the 11 yr old boys Discus with a throw of 27.17m! Well done Jake.

Please put your hands together for the Drummoyne Public School regional team.

By Eme S and Jake L

This year, our school will be beginning to streamline some of our communication practices in an effort to keep our school community engaged and informed. As part of this process, we ask that you please join your child/ren's CLASS GROUP as well as their YEAR GROUP (rolled over from last year) in the Audiri app. This will help us to ensure that you receive information relevant to you and your child/ren. Detailed instructions are included below.

How users can subscribe to open groups in the Audiri app: New users joining your school can subscribe to Open Groups by following these steps in the Audiri app:

Thank you for your support.

Stock up on summer uniforms at the P&C second hand uniform sale next Friday, 27th September!

The sale is open from 8.15am - 9.15am under the COLA (outside the hall) and we are accepting cash and card. 

If you have any good quality, clean items you would like to donate to the sale, please drop them to the school office.

P&C Committee

The P&C will be running an Infants and a Primary Disco on Friday 8th November.

Stayed tuned for more details.

From Term 4 the uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Thursday mornings from 9am - 10am.

All uniform shop orders are now to be placed on Flexischools.

If you need to contact the uniform shop volunteers please email:

After having three children at DPS and spending many, many years of volunteering for us, Nadda's youngest child will be finishing year 6 this year and heading off to high school.

We are looking for volunteers who can spare half an hour to an hour each week to come in and help package up any online uniform orders, open up for face to face sales or sort through 2nd hand items etc. The job is very flexible, can be done any day of the week. Come alone or bring a friend and join our small but fun team. 

We would love to train volunteers during term 4 to take over from Nadda when she leaves. Please contact the school office if you would like any more information.or email: 

The P&C Uniform Shop Committee

Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers Nurila, Adeline, Danny and Esme. Thank you also to our student helpers Alex, Zara, Jasmine and Delilah. Student and parent help is always appreciated. THANK YOU!!

The End of Term sausage Sizzle for Friday 27th September is live. Orders will close Wednesday 25th September 11:30pm.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SEPTEMBER  We would so appreciate volunteers signing up as this helps to keep prices at a minimum and ensures lunches are prepared in time (esp. Thursday and Friday) . Your children also love seeing you in the canteen helping out.  They get such a thrill!!

MON. 23rd.  10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Chicken Nuggets and wedges)

THURS 26th.  9:30am - 10:30 am…..1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Pasta)

FRI. 27th  9:30am - 10:30 am….1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am……1 (End of Term Sausage Sizzle)

To Volunteer

• Log in to Flexischools account.
• Click on NEWSFEED
• Click on VOLUNTEER IN CANTEEN and click on the word here.

If you need to pay for an emergency lunch:

• Log in to Flexischools.
• Select the next available date to pay.
• Select the IOU option.
• Select money denominations equal to money owing.
• Add to basket.
• Pay - so easy!!

Kind regards,

Canteen and P&C Committee

To book Gowrie NSW - enrolment forms can be found on the Gowrie website:

https://www.gowriensw.com.au/out-of-hours-care/drummoyne-and-stmarks

Contact Rekkha for more information on 0436 616 744.

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